Former SBC Officer Arrested in Protest
Posted Monday, May 7, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
A former Southern Baptist Convention official was arrested May 4 for kneeling and praying outside the White House on behalf of blind Chinese human-rights activist Chen Guangcheng.
CULTURE DIGEST: Faith-based Movie to Warn About Online Predators
Posted Friday, May 4, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
A faith-based movie warning parents and children about online dangers will be filmed in part at Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., and is set to debut in theaters this fall. “Finding Faith,” based on actual events abou…
CULTURE DIGEST: Faith-based Movie to Warn About Online Predators
Posted Friday, May 4, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
A faith-based movie warning parents and children about online dangers will be filmed in part at Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., and is set to debut in theaters this fall. “Finding Faith,” based on actual events abou…
Iranian Pastor’s Attorney Headed to Prison
Posted Friday, May 4, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani’s attorney — called by many a hero for his representation of religious minorities — has been convicted and could begin serving a nine-year sentence soon in a development that will leave Nadarkhani without a lawyer. Li…
House Hearing Recounts Chen’s Heroic Stand for the Unborn
Posted Friday, May 4, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
A member of the U.S. House of Representatives reminded government leaders May 3 that the international ordeal Chen Guangcheng is currently facing was prompted by China’s brutal “family planning” policy that includes forced abortions and unwanted steril…
Bill Targets Vanderbilt Policy; Gov. Pledges Veto
Posted Friday, May 4, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says he plans to veto legislation aimed at forcing Vanderbilt University to abandon its nondiscrimination policy. The bill, passed on Apr. 30, would revoke about $24 million in state funding if the school refuses to back away…
FIRST-PERSON: America’s Moral Fabric Is Ripped
Posted Friday, May 4, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Columnist John Yeats says the prostitution scandal involving the Secret Service, as well as the media’s slanted reporting of it, are a sign that America is a “nation in trouble.” The immorality of the conduct, Yeats says, rarely was mentioned.
Amid Katrina, Baptist Association Rallied
Posted Friday, May 4, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
The New Orleans Baptist Association became a hub for Southern Baptists’ ministry after the devastation of 2005′s Hurricane Katrina. The association now is poised for the Crossover evangelistic initiative in conjunction with the upcoming Southern Baptis…
Wright Appoints Committee on Committees
Posted Friday, May 4, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Appointments to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Committees have been announced by SBC President Bryant Wright. Wright, pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga. The Committee on Committees will assemble in New Orleans just …
Baptist Associations & Local Church Cooperation
Posted Friday, May 4, 2012 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
For many pastors, Baptist associations serve as the primary support system for their work and ministry. But that’s just one facet of the groups of churches that join together in Baptist associations for fellowship, for ministry and service and for coop…